Mary Jane Fookes

#200, (23 October 1849-1 May 1924)
FatherRev. Samuel Berjew Fookes (27 Aug 1822-2 Nov 1892)
MotherMargaret Sarah Westbrook (12 Sep 1822-11 Jun 1854)
Last Edited1 Sep 2022
WikiTree ID:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fookes-18.
Mary Jane Fooks
(Source: David M. Fox)
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Mary was born on Tuesday, 23 October 1849 at Jerusalem (now Colebook), Tasmania.1,2 She was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes and Margaret Sarah Westbrook. She presumably lived with her parents at Impression Bay (now Premaydena), Tasman Penninsula, Tasmania, in 1854.3

Her mother died 11 June 1854 at the age of 31. Mary was aged 4 when this happened.4 She presumably lived with her parents at Colebrook Dale, Tasmania, in July 1861.5

She married William Reid, a miller, son of John Reid and Mary Barclay, in a Church of England ceremony conducted by her father at St. Andrew's Anglican on Thursday, 24 October 1872 at Perth, Tasmania. She was 23 and her husband William was 24.. William and Mary went on to have nine known children together.6,7,8,5

On 15 November 1872 her brother Arthur died at the age of 5 killed by the kick of a horse in a paddock adjoining their home in Perth, Tasmania.9,10,11 Mary and William lived in 1883 at Deloraine, Tasmania.12

Her father died 2 November 1892 at the age of 70. Mary was aged 43 when this happened. Mary and William lived in 1914 at 9 Innes Street, in Launceston, Tasmania.12 Mary and William lived in 1917 at Main Street, in Perth, Tasmania.3

Mary died on 1 May 1924 at Perth, Tasmania, at age 74.5 Her body was interred at St. Andrew's Anglican on 2 May 1924 at Perth, Tasmania.3

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1849BirthJerusalem (now Colebook), Tasmania1,2
1872Married Name
1872MarriageSt. Andrew's Anglican, in Perth, Tasmania6,7,8,5
1883ResidenceDeloraine, Tasmania12
1914Residence9 Innes Street, in Launceston, Tasmania12
1917ResidenceMain Street, in Perth, Tasmania3
1924DeathPerth, Tasmania5
1924BurialPerth, Tasmania3

Family

William Reid (3 May 1848-7 Aug 1928)
Children

Citations

  1. [S261] Tasmania, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1849 #859 (index only) (The registration is for "F Fookes" which my refer to "female Fooks").
  2. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.7).
  3. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.20).
  4. [S276] Westbrooks (http://www.vintners.net/~mikel/family/westbroo.html) http://www.vintners.net/~mikel/family/westbroo.html
  5. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.8).
  6. [S1184] The Tasmanian, Launceston, Tasmaia, Australia, 1872 'Family Notices', The Tasmanian (Launceston, Tas. : 1871 - 1879), 2 November, p. 7. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201342808
  7. [S810] The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania, 1872 'Family Notices', The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), 30 October, p. 2. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66023210
  8. [S1223] The Weekly Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1872 'Family Notices', Weekly Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1872 - 1878), 2 November, p. 20. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article233101203
    Wikipedia citation.
  9. [S1223] The Weekly Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1872 'PERTH.', Weekly Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1872 - 1878), 23 November, p. 16. , viewed 25 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article233101451
  10. [S810] The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania, 1872 'MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT PERTH.', The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), 18 November, p. 3. , viewed 26 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66027614
  11. [S1184] The Tasmanian, Launceston, Tasmaia, Australia, 1872 'Country News.', The Tasmanian (Launceston, Tas. : 1871 - 1879), 23 November, p. 10. , viewed 27 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201342945
  12. [S728] GEDCOM file created by Donald L. Reid, 17 Feb 2014 (companion to 'Descendents of James MCKENZIE.rtf' p.21).
  13. [S356] GEDCOM file created by Lynda Creely, 21 March 2011.